In the year 1984
531 Notable deaths
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under erwin rommel (1897–1984).
Born October 28th, 1897 in Metzingen.
Died November 28th, 1984 at 87 years old in Bad Honnef.
Estelle Winwood
British actress.
Born January 24th, 1883 in Lee.
Died June 20th, 1984 at 101 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Rehman
Indian film actor.
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Lahore.
Died November 5th, 1984 at 61 years old in Mumbai (laryngeal cancer).
Flora Robson
English actress (1902-1984).
Born March 28th, 1902 in South Shields. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1984 at 82 years old in Brighton (cancer).
Ahmed Sékou Touré
President of guinea (1922-1984).
Born January 9th, 1922 in Faranah.
Died March 26th, 1984 at 62 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction).
Frank Church
American politician (1924-1984).
Born July 25th, 1924 in Boise.
Died April 7th, 1984 at 59 years old in Bethesda (pancreatic cancer).
Walter Rauff
Nazi war ciminal.
Born June 19th, 1906 in Köthen.
Died May 14th, 1984 at 77 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Harry Stockwell
American actor, singer.
Born April 27th, 1902 in Kansas City.
Died July 19th, 1984 at 82 years old in New York City.
Alexis Korner
British blues musician and radio broadcaster.
Born April 19th, 1928 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1984 at 55 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Alice Neel
American visual artist (1900-1984).
Born January 28th, 1900 in Gladwyne. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1984 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 531
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel